Is it a constant struggle to keep strategic goals, objectives, projects connected and aligned? Traditional software development methods don’t help. Programmers can work separately for days or even weeks on the same code without realizing how many conflicts...

I was looking at Scott Ambler’s surveys on IT project success rate. It is very interesting how project success as seen through Scott’s surveys present a more hopeful picture for project success than from the Standish Group’s Chaos Report , which in its...

[ Update : Please note the original version of this blog post incorrectly listed the webcast date as July 17. The correct webcast date is July 14 .] The SocialBiz User G roup is hosting a webcast at 12:00 noon EDT on July 14 featuring...

I recall plenty of laughs around the office for these words, "Who's the best modeler (of all of our architects and developers)?" And while some were dressed better than others, we, of course , were referring to who had the best design or UML...

On 05 August 2009 at 11:00 AM EDT there will be a WebSphere Support Technical Exchange presentation on "An Introduction to the Java Consumability Tools and Java Guided Troubleshooting". The presentation will be given by Chris Bailey, the Java Support...

� Before I get to the main business at hand, I'm so excited to announce that IBM developerWorks won the Forrester Groundswell B2B award for "Supporting" category.� Go developerWorks ! � Of course the biggest buzz in social media around IBM Software this month...

Leslie and I will be hosting a webcast entitled, How Do Agile Teams Keep From "Waterfalling Backward?" as part of the Global Rational User Community (GRUC) webcast series. "Waterfalling backward" describes the...

I'm on the plane today returning from two customer visits in the D.C. area where I was talking about the advantages of pureQuery in DB2 for z/OS environments for DBAs (as opposed to applications developers). One uses WAS on z/OS and the other uses WAS on...

Join Gary Crupi, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Analytics Client Advisor for a webcast where he will share his experiences with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator and how clients are expanding its use to deliver even broader value across the business. He will...

Over the past 2 months I've been doing a monthly webcast series with Sirius Computer Solutions on Rational Developer for i (RDi) . The format is generall 40 min deep dive on a specific topic, 10 min preview of the next month's topic, and 10 mins for Q&A....